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Honeysuckle Shop: God’s Grace, Hard Work and Lots of Coffee = Success

Own a large barn. Launch a food truck. Write a book. Buy a vintage truck and transform it into a maker’s truck. Be featured on HGTV. Support nonprofits. Blessings for ...Read More

Fontana Candle Company: Success by Candlelight

Americans are obsessed with clean-smelling homes. They are also looking for ways to de-stress. Who knew that something as simple as a candle would be the solution for both scenarios? ...Read More

Going Dutch

Another changing of the seasons is upon us, and this one is perhaps my favorite. Yes, the daylight hours grow shorter and the clock is set back an hour, but ...Read More

Seasons of Lancaster County

Don Shenk can’t recall exactly when he became interested in photography, but he can tell you he takes a camera with him almost everywhere he goes.  If you want to know ...Read More

Shade-tolerant Groundcovers

Groundcovers include a diverse group of plants that often have great individual beauty and can stand on their own as specimens or accent plants in a border. Combined with more ...Read More

Lancaster Gets Creative!

Lancaster’s reputation as an creative community is rooted in colonial needleworkers, Plain clockmakers and Amish quilters. The tradition has been carried on by the artists, jewelers, cabinetmakers and craftspeople who ...Read More

Community Place on Washington

If you had just enough money to either pay rent or provide food for your family, which would you choose? People all across the country face this harsh decision, and ...Read More

Gravestones: Speaking for the Silent

In my younger years growing up in the city, expansive cemeteries served as footpath shortcuts to get from point A to point B. The monuments, gravestones and statuary dedicated to ...Read More

Top 10 To-Dos for September 2019

 September 28 | Paws in the Park Lititz Springs Park Enjoy this festival that features games, activities, contests, pet-friendly vendors, a demonstration by the Lancaster City Police K9 unit and more, all for ...Read More

Third Time’s the Charm

“I love old farmhouses,” says Geoff Class. The retired automotive executive also loves projects. A farmstead in the historic Weaverland Valley provided him with the best of both worlds. Years ago, ...Read More

It’s Wedding Show Time!

Yes, winter tends to be a slow time for wedding-related venues and vendors, but that doesn’t mean they go into

It’s December!

Regarded as the most wonderful time of the year, December is packed with events that celebrate this season of holidays.

Two Weddings, Lancaster-Style

There’s nothing quite like a summer wedding, and the two we are presenting are quite different, as are the stories

Savannah Graybill and Chris Strup: Sliding Into Marriage

A winter Olympic sport known as skeleton led Savannah and Chris to become members of Team USA. While they didn’t

Jill Distler and Zachary Weire: Opposites Attract

When Jill met Zach, she lived on a farm; doted on her horses, dogs and cows; worked for a veterinarian

Dan Wecker: A Dutchman at Heart

In 1989, Dan and Donna Leigh Wecker took stewardship of an historic iron forge property that consisted of decaying buildings and 16

Growing Fruit With Climate Battery Technology

Greenhouses are magical places, as they envelop you in warmth and provide visuals of lush plant life. This is what

Lincoln Shoe Co: A Reimagined Event Venue Gets

Like a spunky old man, the building that was home to the Badorf Shoe Company worked hard in its day,